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Originally posted by sgtclub
I don't get it. He didn't burn his own source, right? So what's the problem?
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If you think there's no greater principle involved than keeping your own word to a particular person, there's no problem. If, on the other hand, you have some notion that journalism is a profession serving the public interest, then there's a problem.*
* The view is that "[t]he purpose of protecting the identity of leakers is to encourage future leaks. Leaks to journalists, and the fear of leaks, can be an important restraint on misbehavior by powerful institutions and people. This serves the public interest." Michael Kinsley in Slate.
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“It was fortunate that so few men acted according to moral principle, because it was so easy to get principles wrong, and a determined person acting on mistaken principles could really do some damage." - Larissa MacFarquhar
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